The 23-10 vote sends the bill to the House and marks the third time in two days that one of the two chambers has voted to override Holden's vetoes.

On Wednesday, the House voted to override Holden vetoes on an abortion bill and bill allowing Missourians to carry concealed guns. The Senate was debating Thursday whether to also override the vetoes of those bills.

The separate gun-lawsuit legislation would prohibit cities, counties and the state from suing gun manufacturers.

It also would place into state law an assertion that the "lawful design, marketing, manufacture, distribution or sale of firearms or ammunition to the public is not an abnormally dangerous activity and does not constitute a public or private nuisance."

The bill was prompted by a lawsuit filed three years ago by the city of St. Louis against gun makers, seeking to recover millions of dollars spent on dealing with gun violence.